Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Govt Called On to Prop Up Obamacare

For years, Obamacare supporters have been telling critics of the law to shut up and fall in line. Now, they are urging them to come to its rescue.

A key part of President Barack Obama's domestic legacy is sputtering so badly that even the law's boosters are admitting that the federal government needs to do more to prop it up. The Obamacare exchanges were supposed to enhance choices and hold down costs — and are doing neither.

Abandoned by more and more insurers, the exchanges — once billed as robust "marketplaces" — are becoming pitiful shadows of themselves.